Application of the herbicide, simazine, and its effect on soil surface parameters and vegetation in a patchy desert landscape

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 397-410

  Zaady, Eli ^a   Levacov, Regina ^a   Shachak, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biological soil crusts; Cyanobacteria; Erosion; Microphytes; Overland flow; Patchiness; Surface runoff

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DESERT SOIL; HERBICIDE; OVERLAND FLOW; RUNOFF; SOIL CRUST;

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 5344274623     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980490497483     Document Type: Article

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